http://domestichero.com Issues, stories, and products made in America en HQ Copyright 2008 DomesticHero.com. Some Rights Reserved. 2008-05-07T23:38:00-08:00 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fi-chinainvest5-2008may05,0,2206623.story?page=1 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fi-chinainvest5-2008may05,0,2206623.story?page=1#When:23:38:00Z State incentives and a weak dollar are spurring investment by a growing wave of Chinese entrepreneurs. From Spartanburg to Los Angeles, they are building U.S. factories, buying companies and investing in business and real estate. 2008-05-07T23:38:00-08:00 http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/magazines/fortune/seven_years_learn_chinese.fortune/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/magazines/fortune/seven_years_learn_chinese.fortune/index.htm#When:17:24:00Z While short-term investors are already cashing in on China’s growth by playing the global commodities boom, smart long-term thinkers are contemplating what happens when China matures from an exporter of cheap goods to a competitor in sectors where the U.S. is dominant - technology, brand building, finance. 2008-04-30T17:24:00-08:00 http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSWAT00933720080414 http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSWAT00933720080414#When:15:51:00Z "What we need to do is just be better bargainers and say ‘Look, here’s the bottom line: You guys keep on manipulating your currency, we are going to start shutting off access to some of our markets,” Obama said at a forum hosted by the Alliance for American Manufacturing, which has launched a statewide “China Cheats. Pennsylvania Loses” campaign. 2008-04-14T15:51:00-08:00 http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080411005171&newsLang=en http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080411005171&newsLang=en#When:05:55:00Z Skyy Vodka responds to Swedish Absolut Vodka advertising that depicted western North America as Mexican territory as an “ideal time”. 2008-04-13T05:55:00-08:00 http://www.slate.com/id/2188409/ http://www.slate.com/id/2188409/#When:16:24:00Z Why American consumers are about to start paying more for clothes, electronics, toys, and just about everything else. 2008-04-09T16:24:00-08:00 http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-04/bz_china http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-04/bz_china#When:15:57:00Z "The country’s hottest export is actually cold cash. Until recently, China’s pinstripe brigades were happy to stash the national hoard—$1.5 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, and counting—in US T-bills and other financial no-brainers. Now they’re buying resources to feed their global ambition: raw materials [...]” 2008-04-01T15:57:00-08:00 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=38185288 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=38185288#When:01:39:00Z "The U.S. trade deficit with China is more than three times greater than with Mexico or Canada. So, if you think free trade hurts the United States, China is a much bigger threat than NAFTA.” 2008-03-27T01:39:00-08:00 http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200803/ways_and_means.asp http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200803/ways_and_means.asp#When:00:22:00Z "The problem is not China. The problem is a business model in which companies outsource manufacturing under short-term, low-cost contracts to the firm that will follow their design standards most cheaply. [...] We’re not really paying for quality goods anymore--we’re paying for high-priced marketing and design combined with low-wage, exploited workers producing inferior products using shoddy safety and environmental standards.” 2008-03-09T00:22:00-08:00 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/politics/28nafta.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/politics/28nafta.html#When:01:34:00Z "Both appear to have been part of the conflicted middle ground within the Democratic Party that is groping for a proper balance between being friendly to free trade agreements, believing they are beneficial to the economy, but also seeking to level the playing field for the United States “ 2008-02-29T01:34:00-08:00 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16661333 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16661333#When:01:42:00Z "Globalization has been really bad for the sock industry of Fort Payne, AL.” Stories 2007-11-28T01:42:00-08:00 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggsxJEsR_axC4o3ELULuCz9jXS2g http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ggsxJEsR_axC4o3ELULuCz9jXS2g#When:16:08:01Z Chinese-made “Ugly Teeth” are designed to be worn in the mouth, adding to the likelihood of lead ingestion. 2007-10-31T16:08:01-08:00 http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2200590,00.html http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2200590,00.html#When:14:48:00Z Gap said it was unaware that clothing intended for the Christmas market had been improperly subcontracted to a sweatshop using child labor. 2007-10-29T14:48:00-08:00 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7062327.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7062327.stm#When:00:47:00Z Fourth recall in six months for Chinese-made toys containing lead paint. 2007-10-26T00:47:00-08:00 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-scout6oct06,1,6132052.story http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-scout6oct06,1,6132052.story#When:05:46:00Z Regardless of the lead issue, why are Boy Scout badges being made in China? 2007-10-09T05:46:00-08:00 http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-10-04-chinese-products-recall-lead_N.htm http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2007-10-04-chinese-products-recall-lead_N.htm#When:01:27:00Z More than a half-million Chinese-made products were recalled Thursday, including Pirates of the Caribbean and Baby Einstein toys, because they contain dangerous levels of lead. 2007-10-06T01:27:00-08:00